Deals on Wheels Promotion

Details of the May promotion have just been released by Stampin' Up! and its a great offer.

Promotion Details:

Purchase a qualifying stamp set and receive the coordinating wheel at 50 percent off! Options, prices, and bundled item numbers are listed below:

Item Number	Description	Price
113422	Carte Postale bundle Includes Carte Postale stamp set and the Leaves á la Carte jumbo wheel	£29.93
113423	Seeing Spots bundle Includes Seeing Spots stamp set and the Spot On jumbo wheel	£19.93
113425	Polka Dots & Paisley bundle Includes the Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set and the Petals jumbo wheel	£22.93
113427	Close as a Memory/Vine bundle Includes the Close As a Memory stamp set and the Watercolor Vine jumbo wheel	£22.93
113430	Close as a Memory/Joy bundle Includes the Close As a Memory stamp set and the Watercolor Joy regular wheel	£21.93

The following Designer Series Paper packs (at only £8.50 for 12 sheets of double sided 12"x12" paper) co-ordinate beautifully with the promotional sets:

109944 Le Jardin for the Carte Postale bundle
110093 Petals & Paisleys for the Polka Dots & Paisley bundle

Also as a special offer for May I am offering a free Classic ink stampin' pad (your choice of colour) or a free pack of A4 cardstock (again your choice of colour) with every order over £35 (excluding P&P).

Please email me at thefineartofstampin@gmail.com to place your order.

Stampers 10 Club

Would you like some free stamps and free product?

Who wouldn’t? Well with Stampin’ Up! and a bit of help from me you can.

Here’s how it works:

When you host a workshop you need a minimum of £150 in sales to qualify for one set of free stamps and £15.00 worth of product from the catalogue

· In a Stampers 10 club there are 10 members.

· The club runs for ten months.

· Each member agrees to spend a minimum of £15.00 per month, before postage.

· Each month a different club member is chosen to be the hostess.

· You do not actually have to host a workshop – it’s like having a virtual party.

· When it is your turn to be the hostess you are guaranteed to receive a level one hostess set of your choice free plus at least £15 to spend in the catalogue.

· You also get a free copy of the catalogue.

By joining a Stampers 10 Club you get the chance to spread the cost while building up your collection, and still being able to enjoy the free benefits. It’s that simple. If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible to take advantage of this great opportunity.

Margaret Murray

Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

thefineartofstampin@gmail.com

Card Swap

Now that I have posted my cards to my swappee I can post them on here too :)

I made the box from some white card then used a transparency to make a see through, slip on cover (you can just score the transparency like normal cardstock)

This one is made using the "A Little Birdie Told Me Set" which is not available in the current UK catalogue...but I am keeping my fingers crossed it is in the next catalogue as it is a lovely set.


This cute little flower is from the "Unfrogettable" set and the background is stamped with the Paisley background stamp.
I used my circle punch to clip the corners of the Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink cardstock.

More "Unfrogettable" and some designer series paper

And this one uses the Circle of Friends sentiments set and again the designer series papers.
I used Stampin' Up!'s corner rounder with the guard removed to make the scalloped edge.


If you have any questions about any of the techniques or products used in making these cards then I would love to hear from you.
Just leave a comment below or click on the "email me" link :)

One Sheet Wonder Class

This is a little taster of just some of the cards we will be making at the one-sheet wonder class.
The class will take place in the Community Room at Largs Library on Thursday 1st May 10:15am to 11:45am.

The cost will be £6 and we will be making at least 6 cards plus some co-ordinating gift tags as time permits.

Please bring your own adhesive.

Introductory offer:
Any attendees who book and pre-pay by 26th April will receive a free gift.

Please contact me by email (thefineartofstampin@googlemail.com) or by phone/text (07949 101534) to secure your place as numbers are limited.

Favourite Colours

I just love these three colours at the moment:

Certainly Celery
Pretty in Pink
Close to Cocoa

and combined with the Circle of Friendship set and some of the gorgeous co-ordinating designer series paper I have been busy making a set of cards for the swap over on UK Scrappers.

I hope my swappee likes these colours as much as I do :)

March Promotion

Just a quick update to let you know about the March Hostess Promotion.
This promotion is ONLY running from 1st to 31st March 2008

Host a £350 workshop between 1-31 March 2008 and earn an EXTRA £25 in hostess awards!

This means that the hostess will have at least £65 to spend in the catalogue (instead of the usual £40)
PLUS a free level 2 (or level 1) stamp set.

So if you are interested in hosting a workshop/party please get in touch with me to arrange a suitable date as soon as possible.

Little Dragonfly

I'll tell you a secret...I used to be scared of dragonflies when I was little...but this one is so cute :)

Base is Pretty in Pink card & ink. Stamps are from the Seeing Spots set.
Mats made using Barely Banana & Mellow Moss.
Sentiment from the Cheers & Wishes set.

The main image is from the Unfrogettable set. Stamped with Black Staz-on and coloured with Stampin' Pastels.

Mellow Moss, Pretty in pink and Whisper White ribbon to finish.

I frogot!!!

A very useful stamp for those of you (like me ***grin***)
who don't always remember birthdays on time!

Base cardstock is Bashful Blue.
I masked the top half of the card using a spare scrap of paper and stamped the bottom
half using Bashful Blue ink and a couple of stamps from the Little Pieces set.

The image is from the Unfrogettable stamped with black Staz-on and coloured
in using blender pens and Certainly Celery ink.

The scallop circle and ribbon are both Certainly Celery

You're Unforgettable...

As promised another card using the stamps from the Unfrogettable set.

The base is Mellow Moss cardstock this time stamped with two heart stamps from the Simply Said set using Certainly Celery ink.

The mat is Certainly Celery cardstock stamped with Certainly Celery ink.

I used the following masking technique to make the frog look like he was sitting on the toadstool.

1. Stamp the frog image on card stock.

2. Stamp it again on a piece of scrap paper.

3. Carefully cut around the image on the paper, cutting just inside the lines; this will be your mask.

4. Place the mask on top of the card stock image.

5. Stamp the toadstool image over a portion of the masked frog image.

6. Remove the mask .

The images were coloured in using a blender pen and inkpads (Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip and Real Red). Pieces of ribbon (Real Red, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss & Old Olive) were used to decorate.

Have I Toad You Lately...

I love this set from Stampin' Up! It is called Unfrogettable and is so much fun!

Base is Certainly Celery cardstock stamped with Certainly Celery ink using stamps from the Seeing Spots set.

The main image is stamped using black Staz-on and coloured using Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquiose and Real Red ink.

Some more Unfrogettable projects will follow soon :D